Introduction
Samoan People in New Zealand is one of seven profiles on Pacific peoples based on the results from the 2006 Census. The subject population for this profile is the usually resident New Zealand population of Samoans at the time of the 2006 Census.
Samoans are defined as those who specified Samoan as a response to the ethnicity question. Where appropriate, comparisons are made between Samoans born in New Zealand and those born overseas, as well as with the total Pacific and total New Zealand usually resident populations.
Time series information is provided using previous census data. This has not been possible for all topics because changes in the way that some of the data is collected means it cannot always be easily compared across time.
Highlights
- In 2006, Samoans were the largest Pacific ethnic group in New Zealand, making up 131,100 or 49 percent of New Zealand's Pacific population (265,974).
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- I le tausaga e 2006, ‘o le fuainūmera o tagata Samoa sā pito sili ona to’atele mai tagata Pasefika i totonu o Niu Sila, e aofia ai le 131,100 po’o le 49 pasene o le aofa’iga o tagata Pasefika i totonu o Niu Sila (265,974).
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- The Samoan population increased by 14 percent (16,083) between 2001 and 2006.
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- E 14 pasene (16,083) na fa’aopoopo ai le aofa’iga o fuanūmera o tagata Samoa i le vā o le 2001 ma le 2006.
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- The median age of the Samoan population (half are younger and half are older than this age) was 21 years. By comparison, the median ages for the Pacific and total New Zealand populations were 21 years and 36 years, respectively.
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- ‘O tausaga tūtotonu sa maua i ai le mātutua (o le aofa’i o tagata Samoa e i lalo ifo o ia tausaga ‘a’o leisi ‘afa e i luga a’e) ‘o le 21 tausaga. Pe’āa fa’atusatusa tausaga tūtotonu o le mātutua mo le Pasefika ma le aofa’iga ‘ātoa o tagata Niu Sila, sa 21 tausaga mo le Pasefika ‘ae 36 tausaga mo tagata Niu Sila.
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- Samoans born in New Zealand account for 60 percent (77,247) of the total Samoan population.
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- ‘O tagata Samoa e fānanau i Niu Sila e 60 pasene (77,247) mai le aofa’iga ‘ātoa o tagata Samoa.
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- 63 percent (77,109) of Samoans are able to hold an everyday conversation in Samoan. This is a decrease of 4 percentage points since 2001.
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- ‘O le 63 pasene (77,109) o tagata Samoa ‘ua mafai ona talanoa fa’asamoa. ‘Ua fa’aitiitia lea i le 4 pasene talu mai le 2001.
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- 86 percent (105,903) of Samoans affiliated with a religion. Of those Samoans who affiliated with a religion, 98 percent (104,190) affiliated with a Christian religion.
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- ‘O le 86 pasene (105,903) o tagata Samoa ‘ua iai o latou pi’itaga fa’alelotu. ‘O tagata Samoa e iai pi’itaga fa’alelotu e 98 pasene (104,190) ‘ua iai pi’itaga i le lotu Fa’akerisiano.
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- 69 percent (48,147) of Samoan adults have a formal educational qualification (secondary school or post-school qualification). The comparable figures for the total Pacific and New Zealand populations are 65 percent and 75 percent, respectively.
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- ‘O le 69 pasene (48,147) o tagata Samoa mātutua ‘ua iai fa’ailoga mautū fa’alea’oa’oga (ā’oga maualuga po’o fa’ailoga i le ‘uma o ā’oga). ‘O nūmera fa’atusatusa mo le aofa’iga ‘ātoa o tagata Pasefika ma Niu Sila e 65 pasene Pasefika ‘ae 75 pasene Niu Sila ‘ātoa.
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- 67 percent (87,003) of the Samoan population live in the Auckland region, which is the same proportion as in 2001.
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- ‘O le 67 pasene (87,003) o le aofa’iga o tagata Samoa e nonofo i le itūmālō o Aukilani, ‘ua tutusa lea ma le tausaga e 2001.
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